JefTek.comIdentity and Geekdom2014-07-08T17:15:37Zhttp://jeftek.com/feed/atom/WordPressJefhttp://jeftek.comhttp://jeftek.com/?p=29512013-12-11T23:00:58Z2013-12-04T03:38:20Z One of the common scenarios when importing HR data from a data source using Forefront Identity Manager (FIM), is the need to “normalize” diacritic characters in strings such as name data. Here is a simple way to accomplish this using only declarative sync rules. What is a diacritic? Wikipedia describes them as The main...

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<p>One of the common scenarios when importing HR data from a data source using Forefront Identity Manager (FIM), is the need to &#8220;normalize&#8221; diacritic characters in strings such as name data. Here is a simple way to accomplish this using only declarative sync rules.</p>
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<h3>What is a diacritic?</h3>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> describes them as</p>
<blockquote><p> The main use of diacritical marks in the <a title="Latin-derived alphabet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin-derived_alphabet">Latin-derived alphabet</a> is to change the sound-value of the letter to which they are added. Examples from <a title="English language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language">English</a> are the <a title="Diaeresis (diacritic)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaeresis_(diacritic)">diaereses</a> in <i>naïve</i> and <i>Noël</i></p></blockquote>
<p>I commonly find them in name data, or location data referring to streets or buildings.</p>
<p>This can be done with classic scripted rules using <a href="http://www.idmcrisis.com/post/2009/05/11/Normalizing-diacritic-characters.aspx">.NET code</a>, or you can use secondary attributes and workflows to format the data as needed, but in my scenario I wanted to stick with just declarative sync rules.</p>
<p>Using a sync rule in FIM 2010 R2, we have to use the built in functions to identify and replace the diacritic characters with the characters that are acceptable by the system. Using nested ReplaceString() functions, we can replace multiple characters with the appropriate value we want, but it is not that user friendly when looking at the rule itself as you will see below.</p>
<h3>Replacing diacritics in the &#8220;Last Name&#8221; CS import rule:</h3>
<p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName.png"><img data-attachment-id="3101" data-permalink="http://jeftek.com/2951/replacing-diacritics-strings-using-fim-sync-rules/replacediacriticssyncrulelastname/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName.png?fit=752%2C434" data-orig-size="752,434" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Example of SyncRule with a nested ReplaceString for replacing diacritic characters&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName.png?fit=300%2C173" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName.png?fit=640%2C369" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3101" alt="ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName" src="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName.png?resize=640%2C369" width="640" height="369" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName.png?w=752 752w, https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleLastName.png?resize=300%2C173 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><br />
The downside with doing this on a per attribute basis, is that if you need to reference that same attribute as a compound attribute flow, you need to repeat the same pattern in the rule</p>
<h3>Replacing diacritics in a compound import attribute flow for &#8220;DisplayName&#8221;:</h3>
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<p><a href="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName.png"><img data-attachment-id="3111" data-permalink="http://jeftek.com/2951/replacing-diacritics-strings-using-fim-sync-rules/replacediacriticssyncruledisplayname/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName.png?fit=782%2C797" data-orig-size="782,797" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Sync Rule for DisplayName using multiple nested ReplaceString Functions&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName.png?fit=294%2C300" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName.png?fit=640%2C652" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3111" alt="ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName" src="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName.png?resize=640%2C652" width="640" height="652" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName.png?w=782 782w, https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticsSyncRuleDisplayName.png?resize=294%2C300 294w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
<p>Since pasting in such large strings goofed up the format of this post, I used screenshots above. I attached a Unicode Text file if you want to cut and paste the rule elsewhere. You can find that here: <a href="http://jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ReplaceDiacriticSyncRuleExamples.txt">ReplaceDiacriticSyncRuleExamples</a></p>
<h3>Easier way to generate replace strings:</h3>
<p>Typing out all the replace strings is not ideal, so it was easy to generate these from a delimited Unicode encoded file using PowerShell as displayed below. I&#8217;ve also attached the replace dictionary on this post as <a href="http://jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DiacriticsReplace.txt">DiacriticsReplace</a>. Utilize your own replacement dictionary for the values your need. You can save the output to a Unicode encoded file as well, that way you can easily cut and paste into the actual sync rule.</p>
<figure id="attachment_3051" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png"><img data-attachment-id="3051" data-permalink="http://jeftek.com/2951/replacing-diacritics-strings-using-fim-sync-rules/generatediacrticreplace/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?fit=1405%2C222" data-orig-size="1405,222" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="GenerateDiacrticReplace" data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Generate Replace Strings with PowerShell&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?fit=300%2C47" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?fit=640%2C101" class="size-large wp-image-3051" alt="Generate Replace Strings with PowerShell" src="https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?resize=640%2C101" width="640" height="101" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?resize=1024%2C161 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?resize=300%2C47 300w, https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?w=1405 1405w, https://i0.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GenerateDiacrticReplace.png?w=1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Generate Replace Strings with PowerShell</figcaption></figure>
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]]><p>Such a strong title, but I think it sums up my view on the question of &#8220;Should I bother with PowerShell?&#8221; quite nicely. I know I&#8217;m late to the PowerShell party, but in the last 3 weeks I&#8217;ve really made learning PowerShell my main focus in hopes of making up for lost time. I really have come to the conclusion that if you are an IT professional who works with Microsoft products, that you need to really learn at least how to use PowerShell, or I suspect it will be your career that is going to be the thing to die.<br />
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<p>Why have I kept a blind eye to PowerShell, even though it has been known it was Microsoft&#8217;s direction for interacting with it&#8217;s infrastructure? Through the years of being an IT pro, I had amassed a nice assortment of little utilities that have allowed me to automate what I needed, when I had to manage something. Since I work largely with Active Directory, I sang the praises for JoeWare&#8217;s dynamic due of <a href="http://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/adfind/" target="_blank">ADfind</a> and <a href="http://www.joeware.net/freetools/tools/admod/" target="_blank">ADmod</a> for doing most administrative tasks. For whatever task needed more finesse, I have created many a utility in C# using classes such as System.DirectoryServices to build whatever I could imagine to resolve the problem, or build a tool for someone else to complete their task in a better way. Since I have long ago retired VBscript from my common tools, I foolishly dismissed PowerShell as just another scripting language, and since I could use .NET to build tools, I didn&#8217;t want to learn yet another way. Instead of working with the PowerShell cmdlets for ForeFront Identity Manager (FIM), I was writing tools using the .NET resource client instead (Post about this in the future).</p>
<p>So if I am fortunate to have the skill to create what I need, why am I smitten with PowerShell? It&#8217;s because it&#8217;s not about what I can do, but it should be about how I can help others do their tasks better. PowerShell is the perfect environment to create a function to resolve an issue, and not have the user need to learn a whole new set of skills just to use it. For me, the secret sauce is the PowerShell object pipeline that really makes it stand apart from other shell environments. The ability to pass the objects through the pipeline to accomplish tasks, seems like a simple concept that I failed to grasp the impact my first look at PowerShell, but I appreciate it now.</p>
<p>Though I own several PowerShell books, I only casually thumbed through them with a half hearted attempt to learn the environment, I went to see what screen casts I could find on YouTube which might be more helpful. Fortunately I stumbled upon <a href="http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/" target="_blank">Jeffery Hicks</a>&#8216; &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvCtUwHN2XI&amp;list=PL78FE9B344836D1D2&amp;index=1&amp;feature=plpp_video" target="_blank">PowerShell in a Nutshell</a>&#8221; video, which started to ignite my interest in learning more. He had mentioned his column of &#8216;<a href="http://mcpmag.com/Articles/List/Prof-Powershell.aspx" target="_blank">Prof. PowerShell&#8217;</a>on MCPMag&#8217;s site, and I spent the week reading each entry from 2008 till present, and it was an eye-opening ride into just how powerful the shell can be. I felt it was a good way to understand the evolution of PowerShell, so I could understand what it could do today.</p>
<p>I spent a good portion of my weekend watching and soaking in other videos such as <a href="http://concentratedtech.com/" target="_blank">Don Jones&#8217;</a> &#8216;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ya1dQ1Igkc&amp;feature=BFa&amp;list=PL78FE9B344836D1D2" target="_blank">My Final 1-Day PowerShell V2 Workshop</a>&#8216; which is 4 hours of great information to get you started using PowerShell. This really set me up to wanting to re-create tools (and create new ones) for the problems that needed to be solved. If you are going down the same path, then I highly recommend <a href="http://www.jasonhelmick.com/" target="_blank">Jason Helmick</a>&#8216;s &#8220;<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/video/tdbe12-toolmaking-for-admins-using-powershell.aspx" target="_blank">Toolmaking for Administrators using Windows PowerShell</a>&#8221; to understand all the tools built in for creating great cmdlets.</p>
<p>So now that I&#8217;m on the PowerShell train, I fully admit I was wrong to dismiss PowerShell. The ability to create tools, and even use the .NET Classes I&#8217;ve grown to know and love when needed, while keeping a familiar experience for users of the tools really makes it for a great platform to build upon. PowerShell has it&#8217;s limits, which I will post about in the future, but I think even those will be resolved as PowerShell evolves as it has so far.</p>
<p>If like me, you were sitting on the sidelines, secure in your own tools, that you never gave PowerShell the attention it deserves, I implore you to use the links above, and see what all the hype is about. I&#8217;m confident you will see what puts the Power in PowerShell, and really how simple it is to start using. I&#8217;ve removed all my old tools that I use daily, and for me it&#8217;s going to be &#8220;PowerShell or Die&#8221; when trying to accomplish those tasks now.</p>
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]]><p>Like many this week, I decided to check out the new Motorola Xoom tablet running the Honeycomb release of Android. I have been conflicted as to whether I really &#8220;need&#8221; a tablet when I already have a Android smartphone, and a laptop to use on the go. Needless to say I was curious how a tablet fits into my digital life, so I am giving it a whirl over the next 2 weeks to determine if indeed a tablet is worthwhile. I&#8217;ll create a follow up post on what I think of the Motorola Xoom tablet and of Android Honeycomb at that point in time.<span id="more-1887"></span></p>
<figure id="attachment_1892" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png"><img data-attachment-id="1892" data-permalink="http://jeftek.com/1887/motorola-xoom-http-proxy-support/motorola-android-xoom-desktop-01/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png?fit=1280%2C800" data-orig-size="1280,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png?fit=300%2C187" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png?fit=640%2C400" class="size-medium wp-image-1892" title="Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01" alt="Motorola Xoom Android Tablet Honeycomb Desktop" src="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png?resize=300%2C187" width="300" height="187" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png?resize=300%2C187 300w, https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png?resize=1024%2C640 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Desktop-01.png?w=1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Desktop of Motorola Xoom Android Tablet running Honeycomb</figcaption></figure>
<p>One of my first gripes with the Xoom, but which is more likely Android itself, is the lack of native HTTP proxy support on the device. When attempting to use the Xoom in an intranet scenario at an enterprise, or a college/university, there is no way to configure a HTTP web proxy to allow you to gain access to the internet.</p>
<h3>Why do I need an HTTP proxy?</h3>
<p>When on an isolated network such as at work or at school, you do not have a direct connection to the internet for security reasons. You connect to an intermediate device for HTTP access which then proxies your connection to the internet. Without the ability to specify a proxy, you have no way to connect to the public internet while on the internal secured network. Unless you have the 3G/4G (LTE when updated) plan, you&#8217;re only access to the internet would be by specifying a proxy server to use.</p>
<h3>Xoom Network Settings</h3>
<figure id="attachment_1888" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png"><img data-attachment-id="1888" data-permalink="http://jeftek.com/1887/motorola-xoom-http-proxy-support/motorola-android-xoom-network-advanced/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png?fit=1280%2C800" data-orig-size="1280,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png?fit=300%2C187" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png?fit=640%2C400" class="size-medium wp-image-1888 " title="Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced" alt="Motorola Android Xoom Network Settings Advanced view" src="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png?resize=300%2C187" width="300" height="187" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png?resize=300%2C187 300w, https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png?resize=1024%2C640 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Motorola-Android-Xoom-Network-Advanced.png?w=1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Network Settings &#8211; Advanced view</figcaption></figure>
<p>After diving deep into the Wireless configuration settings, there is no mention of setting a proxy address anywhere for a Wifi connection. On some Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S, you can specify a proxy on the Wifi connection properties, but this appears to be a Samsung customization and not a standard part of Android. At the time of this post, the version on the Xoom was 3.0, build HRI39.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Does Android support HTTP proxies?</span></p>
<p>Apparently an &#8220;issue&#8221; was filed in 2008 for Android Open Source Project (AOSP) requesting the ability to specify an HTTP proxy for WiFi connections to allow access when on a secured network. Issue <a title="1273" href="http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1273">1273</a> currently has a status of &#8220;New&#8221; with around 3,400 starring it as an important issue. If you search for all open issues related to proxy, there are currently 131 which mention a proxy.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Disappointment in Android</span></p>
<p>Unfortunately, unless you <a href="http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/25/how-to-root-the-motorola-xoom/">root </a> the Xoom, and install one of several Proxy apps from the Android market, there is little you can do to use your device behind an HTTP proxy. While you can specify application level proxy settings in Opera and Firefox browsers on the device, this does little for the other applications on the device. This should not be the case, as other OS&#8217;s have support for this at the OS level avoiding the hoops the user would have to go through in order to use the device. This provides a poor user experience if they leave this feature up to the vendor to support. Google and Android need to seriously make it a priority to provide the ability to specify a proxy for the Android ecosystem, as this will keep it from being adopted by enterprises and higher education facilities. If the device is supposed to compete with the Apple iPad, then support of these use cases needs to be addressed, where otherwise it will doom the device to only a consumer customer.</p>
<p>Update: The leaked Motorola Xoom manual does indeed show a &#8220;Global Proxy&#8221; option in the wireless settings, but it is not on theshipping device. Perhaps an update will be released to address this, however it should hopefully be per connection and not only global.</p>
<p>Update2: This was posted from Motorola in a support thread I had created on their site:</p>
<blockquote><p>Yes this is known limitation in current Xoom software. We are working on getting this fixed for the next major software upgrade on Xoom (I do not know the timing of such upgrade though)</p>
<p>We definitively agree that proxy setting (per WIFI profile) has to be added on Android devices and it will be soon</p></blockquote>
<h3>Successful Workarounds:</h3>
<p>Thanks to XoomMan in the comments below, he pointed out that you can use the <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=org.credil.proxysettings" target="_blank">HTTP Proxy Settings</a> application the Android Market, which gives you the ability to set a device wide global proxy Wifi setting. There do not appear to be any options for proxy authentication settings though. This appears to work for the applications I tested it with such as Gmail,Market,Browser,Maps, Tweetdeck, etc. This is a global setting, which means you have to remember to turn it on when you are on the location where you need the proxy, and remember to turn it off when you leave that area. While not ideal, this is a definite workaround which does NOT require root on the device. If you try this, post your comments below if you had any application issues.</p>
<p>Another workaround after discovering hidden settings menu in Honeycomb &#8211; <a title="How to use hidden web proxy settings on Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets" href="http://jeftek.com/1975/how-to-web-proxy-settings-android-honeycomb-tablets/">Access the hidden Proxy Settings Menu on Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets</a></p>
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]]><p>While recently making a return the gym, I had decided to forgo my usual <a href="http://jeftek.com/tag/zune/">Zune</a> for music, and decided to utilize my Motorola Droid2 <a href="http://jeftek.com/tag/android/">Android</a> phone. It seems more and more I&#8217;m opting to use my phone for music, videos, and podcasts since I always have it with me. I was pleasantly surprised that the interior of my gym provided excellent coverage, so I was able to listen to live music streams out of Germany while working out instead of needing to sync media to the device ahead of time.<span id="more-980"></span></p>
<p>In the past, I was one of the people who thought &#8220;I prefer a separate media device than just my phone&#8221;, but I believe after using an Android phone for so long, the ability to use true multi-tasking has made it a much more viable alternative than to have to carry a specific device for media. The ability to stream media through several applications outweighs the need to sync media via a computer.</p>
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<h3>Bluetooth Headphones</h3>
<p>Since I was making this natural conversion, I figured I&#8217;d attempt to see about replacing the annoyance of wired headphones while being active. In the past I had used the Jawbone Bluetooth headset, which supports the A2DP profile for single ear audio listening such as verbal podcasts, so a true pair of bluetooth headphones seemed like a good prospect. I had looked at several reviews of current stereo Bluetooth headphones, and settled on giving the Motorola S10-HD first crack at determining if a bluetooth headphones were mature enough to be considered over wired headphones. I had read reviews about their improvement over the previous S9-HD model in the terms of reliability, sweat proof, and outdoor usage. However, several reviewers felt the S10 had inferior sound quality to that of the older S9, which had me skeptical. It seemed subjective since others felt the sound quality was an improvement. Only the in home testing would tell me if they were something that I would find acceptable, so I decided to order a pair to try out for myself.</p>
<h3>Headphones Overview</h3>
<p>Once the headphones arrived, I was impressed with the overall physical styling of the unit itself. They are designed to be worn over the ear, while the rear part &#8220;floats&#8221; across the back of your neck for support. When worn over the ear, there are also audio controls on the left headphone for volume, and play/pause, while on the right there are audio controls for Next/Prev and phone control. The only other button is the power/pair button on the back of the unit. All of the buttons are sealed under pliable rubber, and the micro USB port on the back is also concealed behind thick rubber, which contributes to it&#8217;s &#8220;sweat-proof&#8221; design. The unit also comes with 4 variable sized silicone ear gels to allow the wearer to choose which size provides the best fit for the individual ear size.</p>
<h3>Phone Setup</h3>
<p>So, after charging the unit for a period of time, I attempted to pair them with my Android phone which was quite painless. To pair the headphones with a bluetooth device, just hold down the power button till the LED stays constant blue to initiate pairing mode. Once the unit is in pairing mode, telling the phone to scan for Bluetooth devices quickly identified the headphones and allowed it to pair. Since the S10-HDs support the Headset, A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Protocol) , and the AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Protocol) bluetooth profiles, the phone allows it to be used as a headset for telephone calls, stereo headphones for music and media, and the ability to control the phone via the hardware controls on the headset.</p>
<h3>First Thoughts</h3>
<p>After setting them up on the phone, I slipped them on over the ear, which immediately felt a bit tight around my head. After thrashing my head around, I felt the headphones were in little danger of flying off my head as they felt rather secure. I found the audio to be acceptable with the default ear gels, but certainly not the same sound quality as one could expect with wired in-ear headphones. I had attempted to try several of the included ear gels, and was surprised that when changing them it dramatically altered the sound quality of the output of the headphones themselves. Once I found the gel that offered me the best audio for myself, I found the audio to be quite good when you consider you have a wireless stereo headset and not directly wired into the audio device.</p>
<h3>Daily usage</h3>
<p>I found that initially while using these headphones for activities, the started to cause my head to hurt due to the snug fit. After a few days though, they seem to have been broken in (or my head had become numb!) and they feel rather comfortable. Alternatively, I found that if you wear them low on the neck &#8220;under ear&#8221; they are can be more comfortable as long as you don&#8217;t need to make alot of side to side head movements, since there are some movement restrictions in this scenario.</p>
<p>I was pleasantly surprised to find I ended up using these headphones for more than just gym time, since they also paired easily with my laptop for listening to media while working at home or in the office. They also make one of the best bluetooth headsets to use while on long conference calls, since the stereo nature drowns out exterior noise so you can focus on the conversation. There have been more than a few occasions where I have been on a conference call in the in-car bluetooth, and when I get to my destination slip on the S10-HDs to continue the call outside the car.</p>
<h3>Home Usage</h3>
<p>Since I was using these headphones on the go, or while working from home to freely move about my surroundings, some other use cases were also possible. I normally listen to audio while going to sleep, and my wife has often told me she was concerned about me falling asleep with the headphones on and potentially wrapping around my neck in my sleep. I&#8217;ve since switched to using the S10-HDs in the &#8220;under-ear&#8221; position, and they have been a dream to drift off to sleep wearing. The headphones will automatically turn themselves off after a period of inactivity of Bluetooth audio, so setting a simple sleep timer on my phone means the headphones will also turn off shortly after. The headphones so far have been quite resilient due to their rugged construction, so sleeping with them on has not been an issue so far.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for my wife, I&#8217;m pretty much a night owl, either working late or with the TV on while she is attempting to sleep. If you have ever watched an action movie late at night constantly raising the volume while people speak, and quickly lowering the volume during gunfire or explosions, a nice pair of headphones would ideally solve the problem for both myself and my wife. Since I was using the S10-HDs for connection to my phone, I wondered if I could use the audio from the TV over bluetooth to watch TV peacefully at night.</p>
<h3>Bluetooth Audio from Television</h3>
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<p>A quick search on the web revealed the existence of the <a href="http://www.motorola.com/mdirect/manuals/QG-DC800.pdf">Motorola DC800 Bluetooth gateway </a>device which appeared to do exactly what I had wanted. It supported using stereo audio composite connections from the audio device (in my case, a television) and streaming it to paired devices over Bluetooth. I found several sellers for the device on Amazon, as I don&#8217;t think Motorola directly sells the device itself anymore on their website. I ordered one ($40ish) and waited for it to arrive.</p>
<p>Once it arrived, the unit itself is quite diminutive with 2 LEDS on it to show you the status of power/pairing modes. The device is powered by a standard mini USB cable which is included, and audio can connected to the device by the RCA stereo connectors (Red and White). I initially planned on routing the audio out of the Cable box, into the DC800, and out of the DC800 directly into the TV. However it appears the DC800 does NOT support pass through audio, and the input and output connectors are one way. Since the device can setup as a receiver for the case of you wanting to stream mobile audio via Bluetooth to your stereo system, or in my case a transmitter to transmit audio to the the Motorola S10-HDs. It cannot do the same function at the same time, as only a single device appears to be able to pair at a given time which is what I would expect. I was able to route the audio from the secondary output of the cable box to the DC800, while the primary audio is directly connected to the television so you can don&#8217;t have to change cables to swap how the audio is presented. You could also consider a audio switch to manually toggle between the 2 output devices from a single audio source, but this seemed more user friendly.</p>
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<p>I was very impressed with this setup since now I could listen to television at night without having to man the volume controls and keep waking up my wife. I also am able to use the Xbox 360 late at night with the same benefits of wireless headphones. I have used the larger wireless headphones from Turtle Beach, like the X40 series, but these are far to bulky to use while laying in bed. Since the HD-S10s are using Bluetooth and not infra red like the other headphones, they don&#8217;t need a clear line of sight so audio is not hampered by the position you are laying in. I also should point out that the HD-S10s appear to support being paired to several devices at the same time (as long as they are not connected at the same time, like Multipoint), since you don&#8217;t have to re-pair the device when switching between Phone/PC/DC800, just connect it to the device you intend to use.</p>
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>So after using the Bluetooth headphones for a few weeks, I have to say they definitely a different dynamic with usage. While there is audio quality loss compared to wired headphones, the wireless scenarios that are possible with them outweigh the drawbacks. They are excellent for listening to verbal podcasts, and do quite well for music listening or television watching. These won&#8217;t replace your favorite cans if you are an audiophile, but the new found freedom you get without having to be tethered to your device while being active, or just moving around your home is a delightful experience. So if you are on the fence about giving Bluetooth headphones a shot, I encourage you to be set free wires and try it for yourself to see if the drawbacks outweigh the benefits.</p>
<h3>Picture Gallery:</h3>
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]]><p>Have you ever used or seen emoji (emojicons) used on Japanese cellphones? The iPhone has supported it for <a href="http://www.intomobile.com/2009/01/26/iphone-emoji-icons-for-everyone-new-iphone-app-enables-emoji-outside-japan/">quite awhile</a>, but now with a new release a popular SMS app, emoji can be used on Android phones. Here is some examples of the new application in action on the Android powered Droid2.</p>
<p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/snap20110129_145935.png"><img style="background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;" title="Entering Emoji in Handcent SMS on Android" src="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/snap20110129_145935_thumb.png?resize=139%2C244" alt="Entering Emoji in Handcent SMS on Android" width="139" height="244" border="0" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/CAP201101291447.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;" title="Emoji Options on Handcent SMS on Android" src="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/CAP201101291447_thumb.jpg?resize=139%2C244" alt="Emoji Options on Handcent SMS on Android" width="139" height="244" border="0" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a>With the 3.7 release <a href="http://www.handcent.com/News.php">Handcent SMS</a>, now supports sending emoji to other devices such as the iPhone and other Softbank compatible devices.</p>
<p><strong>What are Emoji?</strong></p>
<p>It is the usage of pictographs to convey various messages instead of words. You can find more information the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji">Wikipedia page for emoji</a> or a list of <a href="http://pukupi.com/post/1964/">Unicode emoji characters</a>. I have been waiting for a good emoji SMS app for awhile, and I’m glad to see Handcent once again leading the way. To me, it seems like emoji is a localized evolution of the deprecated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Messaging_Service">Enhanced Message Service (EMS)</a> standard which used to be on many phones, but has largely been replaced with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service">Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)</a>. Emoji is an SMS message which is a specific encoding value to be interpreted by a receiving phone to display the pictograph. As emoticons are used in IM chats, emoji can also convey information quickly compared having to write it all out with text. The iPhone implementation of Emoji is similar, but has some differences from the other deployed implementations. The obvious exclusion is that the iPhone encoding does not support animated Emoji, as you can find on some of the <a href="http://surf-style.us/manual3.htm">other carriers</a>. The Handcent implementation pretty much matches the characters you will find on the iPhone</p>
<p><strong>How do I use Emoji on Android phones?</strong></p>
<p>You will need to download the free emoji plugin for Handcent (Links at bottom of post) on the marketplace after you download the 3.7 update.</p>
<p>You can see the Handcent application with the emoji in action below:</p>
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<p>You can also set the default emoji encoding method to iPhone/Softbank which should work on most carriers (It worked on Verizon for me), but it also allows setting to Handcent encoding which can be sent to other Handcent users. This can also be set on a per contact basis if you have some contacts user one encoding over the other.</p>
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<p>So are you excited about Emoji? Or am I the only 30 something who really cares? It&#8217;s fun, but not sure how practical usage is on a daily basis. emoji is supported on other phone manufacturers such as Nokia and Samsung, but it&#8217;s mostly used in Japan. However, Google and other companies are working on getting emoji <a href="http://code.google.com/p/emoji4unicode/">added to the unicode standard</a>, so it might be more prevalent in the near future in the standard keyboard.</p>
<p>If you need to know how to enable it on an iPhone, please follow this link to this <a href="http://mobile-4u.net/iphone-tipstricks-how-to-get-emoji-icons/">post</a>.</p>
<p>An interesting read entitled &#8220;<a href="http://inner.geek.nz/archives/2009/02/06/the-truth-about-iphone-emoji/">The Truth about iPhone Emoji</a>&#8221; goes into the compatibility issues until emoji is a unicode standard.</p>
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<h3 class="appbrain-app" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Update 1/31/2010:</strong></h3>
<div class="appbrain-app" style="text-align: left;">It appears there are some carrier limitations with the iPhone recipients as posted by the developer on the AppBrain description:</div>
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Because US carrier disable some characters that isn&#8217;t ASCII,so if you aren&#8217;t using AT&amp;T andorid phone,you can&#8217;t send emoji to AT&amp;T iphone. but you can send emoji to all android phones to ALL carrier&#8217;s android phone if they instaled handcent + emoji plugin ,just change the encoding option at &#8220;settings&#8221;-&gt;&#8221;application settings&#8221;-&gt;emoji encoding settings to &#8220;Handcent&#8221;.<br />
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<p>when Verizon iphone relesed ,Verizon &amp; TMobile user can send emoji to Verizon iphone directly without change any option</p>
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<p>So with the iPhone coming to Verizon in a few weeks, it looks like it will start open up functionality between devices.</p>
<h3>Update 2012-07-26:</h3>
<p>It looks like Emoji is making it&#8217;s way as an Add-on Dictionary for the default keyboard in the Jelly Bean (4.1) release of Android as reported here:</p>
<p><a href="http://phandroid.com/2012/07/26/emoji-support-appears-as-add-on-dictionary-in-jelly-bean/">http://phandroid.com/2012/07/26/emoji-support-appears-as-add-on-dictionary-in-jelly-bean/</a></p>
<p>This would make it universally available to Android applications, and not just dependent on the individual applications to support.</p>
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]]><p>A few years ago I was looking for a cheap, portable and easy to use secondary authentication system for personal use. I had stumbled upon the “YubiKey” from <a href="http://www.yubico.com/" target="_blank">Yubico</a>, which could potentially fit the bill for my own personal use case.</p>
<p>The Yubikey is a durable key fob that looks a bit like your standard USB storage drive. It works by <a href="https://i2.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rfid_single.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;" title="Yubico RFID and NFC" src="https://i1.wp.com/jeftek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rfid_single_thumb.jpg?resize=124%2C108" border="0" alt="Yubico RFID and NFC " width="124" height="108" align="right" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a>generating a very long string of characters and the Key ID, which is sent to the Yubico authentication server on the internet for authentication. The Yubikey has 2 slots on device to allow you to use 2 different multi-factor authentication providers (Public and Private?) with the supplied management software. This provides a scenario where you authenticate with a known password, and a the device key One Time Password (OTP) as a secondary form of authentication which helps to mitigate you from password stealing techniques.</p>
<p>While this has been a great solution for using services like <a href="http://Lastpass.com" target="_blank">LastPass</a> and a plugin for <a href="http://wordpress.org" target="_blank">WordPress</a> when accessing those services from a computer (It works on both<span id="more-692"></span> a Windows PC and an Apple Mac on OSX without additional software) with a USB port, it does not work for mobile devices (iPhone, Blackberry, Android Devices, etc.) such as Smartphones or Tablets without a dedicated USB port.</p>
<p>When I had purchased my Yubikey, I had the option of getting the YubiKey standard, which only supports a USB connection to the device, or the YubiKey with RFID ability. Naturally, I chose to get the <a href="http://www.yubico.com/rfid-yubikey" target="_blank">RFID model</a>, knowing that shortly mobile devices would start to include the NFC (Near Field Communications) technology needed to communicate with the YubiKey device. The YubiKey’s NFC authentication mechanism is independent of it’s USB mechanism, so I am curious if it actually supports up to 3 different providers per key. I imagine a scenario where you could open your bank application of website, and enter your standard password, while holding your YubiKey close to the device to provide the OTP as a secondary authentication mechanism.</p>
<p>While Nokia has had NFC capable cell phones, and many other providers in the Asian countries also support it, the Samsung Nexus S was the first mainstream NFC capable phone in the US. The Nexus S apparently shipped with the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/samsung-nexus-s-utilizing-nxps-pn544-nfc-chip/" target="_blank">NXP PN544 NFC chip</a> which supports the MIFARE contactless protocol (as well as FeliCA). The <a href="http://forum.yubico.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&amp;t=439" target="_blank">YubiKey also supports MIFARE</a>, so I see this as a potential very good use case, where you can have a single security device which works with USB capable computer as well as NFC capable mobile devices.</p>
<p>Now Apple appears to also be on their march for an <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/iphone-5-nfc/" target="_blank">NFC capable iPhone/iPad IOS Device</a>, so as more and more mobile devices support NFC in the mainstream, security devices like the YubiKey start to become more attractive. I would like to see some more security measures such as only being able to use the NFC transmission only after the center button has been pressed. Though the 2-5cm range depicted in the documentation, I would worry about more powerful antennas being using to “swipe” the transmission from afar.</p>
<p>It appears that while we know the Samsung Nexus S has the ability to read NFC tags, it might also have the ability to write to NFC tags according to a post on <a href="http://phandroid.com/2011/01/25/hidden-gingerbread-code-shows-nfc-write-capabilities-already-available-video/" target="_blank">Phandroid</a>. As more and more developers start to <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4478760/getting-started-with-nexus-s-nfc-rfid" target="_blank">experiment with Android and NFC</a> we should see some really interesting use cases start to appear.</p>
<p>What do you think? Will we see RFID issues appear like we do with Passports and Credit Cards being sniped from a far? There have been security concerns with some of these contactless protocols in the past, but as they move more mainstream, will they prove to be a great benefit by bringing secondary authentication to the populace or will it be a new vector to be attacked?</p>
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<p>What do you think? Will we see RFID issues appear like we do with Passports and Credit Cards being sniped from a far? There have been security concerns with some of these contactless protocols in the past, but as they move more mainstream, will they prove to be a great benefit by bringing secondary authentication to the populace or will it be a <a href="http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mobile-nfc-features-raise-security-concerns">new vector to be attacked</a>?</p>
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